CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS:The Nature of Science
Goals:
1.To distinguish between observation and inference ·Scientific knowledge is not all about observable facts ·Scientists use both observations and inferences in developing scientific knowledge ·Observations are statements directly assessible through our five senses
2.The subjective ·Scientists might draw different interpretations from the same data due to their background knowledge ·Explanations are partially subjective
3.The tentative aspects of the nature of science ·Scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence and perspectives are brought to bear on scientific knowledge
What does it mean to be living?
Characteristics of living things
Must exhibit all ·Living things are made of cells ·Living things obtain and use energy ·Living things grow and develop ·Living things reproduce ·Living things respond to their environment ·Living things adapt to their environment
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CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS: The Nature of Science
Goals:1. To distinguish between observation and inference
· Scientific knowledge is not all about observable facts
· Scientists use both observations and inferences in developing scientific knowledge
· Observations are statements directly assessible through our five senses
2. The subjective
· Scientists might draw different interpretations from the same data due to their background knowledge
· Explanations are partially subjective
3. The tentative aspects of the nature of science
· Scientific knowledge is subject to change as new evidence and perspectives are brought to bear on scientific knowledge
What does it mean to be living?
Characteristics of living thingsMust exhibit all
· Living things are made of cells
· Living things obtain and use energy
· Living things grow and develop
· Living things reproduce
· Living things respond to their environment
· Living things adapt to their environment